0.7 Arizona school law review: chapter 5  (Page 3/10)

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-0508 dismissal for failure to comply with certain laws

Willful neglect or failure on the part of a public school superintendent, principal, teacher or other public school official to observe and carry out the requirements of ARS 15-710 (Instruction in State and Federal Constitutions, American Institutions, and history of Arizona) and ARS 15-532 (Course and Examination on State and United States Constitutions) is sufficient cause for dismissal. Does the district ensure compliance with those requirements?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-0510 authorization of leaves of absence

Does the district authorize leaves of absence for school district personnel when it deems such leaves to be reasonable, for good cause and not detrimental to the education with the school district?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-0511 use of school district resources to influence elections

Does the district refrain from the use of its personnel, equipment, materials, buildings or other resources for the purpose of influencing the outcome of elections? Employees of a school district who is working in an official capacity for the school district may not give pupils written materials designed to influence the outcome of an election or to advocate support for or opposition to proposed legislation.

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-0512 non-certificated personnel; fingerprinting personnel; affidavit

1. Does the district fingerprint all non-certificated personnel and personnel who are not paid employees of the school district and who are not either the parent or the guardian of a pupil who attends school in the district but who are required or allowed to provide services directly to pupils without the supervision of a certificated employee and who are initially hired after January 1, 1990 as a condition of employment, except for personnel who are required as a condition of licensing to be fingerprinted if the license is required for employment? (Personnel who were previously employed by another school district and who were required as a condition of employment to be fingerprinted or personnel who were previously employed by a school district and who reestablished employment within one year after the date that the employee terminated employment with the district need not be fingerprinted, and this section does not apply to pupils who attend school and who are also employed by a school district)

2. Does the district assume the cost of fingerprint checks and may charge these costs to the employee, except that the school district may not charge the costs of the fingerprint check to personnel of the school district who are not paid employees?

3. Are the fees charged for fingerprinting deposited with the county treasurer and credited to the fingerprint fund of the school district?

4. Does the district conduct fingerprint checks in accordance with Title 41-1750?

5. Does the district require personnel who are required to be fingerprinted to certify on forms provided by the district that they are not awaiting trial on, nor have ever been convicted of, nor have admitted committing any of the criminal offenses listed in ARS 15-512.D.?